{"meta":{"dataset":"limitations","title":"Statutes of limitations by state: personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, product liability and property damage","version":"1.1.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23743673","doiUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23743673","conceptDoi":"10.5281/zenodo.23721435","license":"CC BY 4.0","licenseUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Source: Probative, Statutes of limitations by state: personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, product liability and property damage, version 1.1.0, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23743673, licensed CC BY 4.0.","citation":"Probative. (2026). Statutes of limitations by state: personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, product liability and property damage (Version 1.1.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23743673","disclaimer":"Not legal advice. These are the periods as each statute states them, read in the official code on the date shown. 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